Concealed Carry Class in Louisiana

You must take a concealed carry class in Louisiana to get your Concealed Handgun Permit.

There’s no way around it unless you can demonstrate proficiency with a firearm through your past law enforcement or military training, but we’ve listed all the acceptable types of training below. Either way, you’ll still need to have trained, so read on to find out exactly what you need, and then book your spot at a CCW class.

Name: Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit

Issuer: Louisiana State Police, Concealed Handgun Permit Unit

Type of State: Shall-Issue

Training Required? Yes

Type of Training Accepted: Any NRA safety or training course within the 12 months leading to your application.

Any law enforcement or security enforcement safety or training course approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or certified by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training within the 12 months leading to your application.

Any retired Louisiana Peace Officer need only demonstrate that he or she was certified by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training at the time of retirement.

Any safety or training course or class approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections offered to the general public by a law enforcement agency, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school within the 12 months leading to your application.

Possession of a current valid license to carry a concealed weapon issued by a parish law enforcement officer.

Completion of any other course or class approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections within the 12 months leading to your application.

Active Duty Armed Forces personnel can show qualifying range scores provided by your Range NCO along with a copy of your Military ID card to satisfy the training requirement. This meets the requirement of completing basic training with a service record showing you have completed small arms training.

Released or retired Military Personnel who possess an Honorable Discharge or a General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions who prove they have taken small arms training within the last 60 months.

Active duty or service in the National Guard or reserve components of the Armed Forces may show their completion of Basic Training with service record evidence of having successfully completed small arms training.

NRA’s personal protection course.

Length of Training: 7.5-10 hours

Cost of Training: $90-$125 (prices vary, but this is a rough outline)

Notes: You will need to attend another training class before renewing your license.

If you wish to carry a concealed weapon in a church, you will have to take an additional 8 hours of training each year. (Note: ensure your church, synagogue or mosque allows for concealed carry).

While military personnel who have completed basic training do not have to take training to apply for a new permit, military personnel will have to take additional training each time you renew your permit.

Reciprocity:

States that honor or recognize the Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Mexico

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Louisiana honors or recognizes the following states’ concealed carry permits

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Mexico

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

1 comment

Why is it that we have to retake the entire 8hr class again? What’s the point of that? You don’t have to do the driving test for renewing you liences and that’s far more dangerous. I didn’t mind going and doing the shooting part over but the boring safety and instruction part is not needed again.

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